The key thematic areas of the XXXVIII Annual Conference are: - Business, Innovation and Competitiveness - Energy, Sustainability, Environment and Natural Resources - Government and regional planning, housing, public services and taxation - Growth, regional convergence and cohesion policies -...

How can competition be applied to the airport sector? Does competition between airports make them more efficient? What elements might distort this competition? The conference is aimed at academics with interests in the field of transport and competition; government representatives in the field...

The aim of this workshop is to bring together cutting-edge research papers on innovation and knowledge diffusion, and their linkages with regional economic performance. Particular attention will be paid to papers dealing with the mechanisms and actors of innovation and knowledge diffusion...

The objective of the seminar is to bring together research on innovation and policies that promote the innovation process and their effect on the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture and rural areas. This general objective can be expressed through five specific objectives/...

The aim of the workshop is to bring together original research in the area of urban economics. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. The accepted papers will be presented in parallel sessions that will be complemented with three 3 plenary sessions. Topics of interest: -...

This will be the third edition of CURE, an annual conference that brings together a group of about 30 urban and regional economists from across the world. CURE alternates across the Atlantic, being held in Europe on odd years and in North America on even years.

The Urban Economics Association invites the submission of high quality papers dealing with the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, and the distribution of economic activity in space for a series of organized sessions at the 51st European Congress of the...

To help identify today’s urban challenges and ensure the relevance of the themes of the Congress, INTA’s Governing Board decided to convene a Scientific Committee composed of INTA members from both public and private corporations and renowned research institutions. The Scientific Committee...

Hot topics for 2010 include, capitalising on competition, opportunities for expansion throughout Europe, supporting growth and modal-shift through effective regulation, the challenge of infrastructure and how we can move toward a sustainable transport network.